In the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 coronaviurus pandemic we are worried about doctors and health workers becoming infected with COVID-19, expecially BAME-that is Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community. There is a recorded excess death in this cohort. A group of Greater Manchester GPs, led by Dr Jiva, produced a tool to gauge risk, the Safety Assessment and Decision scorecard (SAAD),-authors have compiled a scorecard following review of many research papers and guidance available. In some cases, there has been a lack of available data to make a clear recommendation and accordingly the group has reflected on the data available and used their clinical experience to propose a pragmatic approach. The system has been developed for all staff within General Practice including both clinical and non-clinical staff. This is also applicable to all ethnicities within the practice.
SCORE CARD
Staff name: Manager name: Date:
| Points |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | High Risk | Row score | |
| Age | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70 and above | ||
| Ethnicity | White Chinese Mixed origin | Indian | Bangladeshi Pakistani Middle East | Black | ||
| *BAME Other: Any staff that do not fall into one of the categories above, score according to other ethnicities above | ||||||
| Gender | Female | Male | ||||
| Obesity (BMI) kg/m2 Appendix 1 | Over 23 (exclude white/ Chinese/ mixed) | Over 30 (white/ Chinese/mixed) | Over 30 (exclude white/ Chinese/ mixed) | Over 40 (All groups) | ||
| Pregnancy | Under 28 weeks | Over 28 weeks | ||||
| Medical Conditions- Appendix 2 | One condition | Two conditions | Three or more conditions | |||
| Vitamin D nmol/L Appendix 3 | 30-50 | Under 30 |